Cliff Cantor November 17, 2020 Forest economics: Why are fallen alder leaves still green? Cliff Cantor November 17, 2020 Most of the leaves on the ground are brown, yellow, or other fall colors. Why are many alder leaves still green?
Cliff Cantor May 27, 2020 Snow after Memorial Day? Cliff Cantor May 27, 2020 It’s the end of May. Have you noticed snow swirling in the air and starting to accumulate along the edges of roads?
Cliff Cantor April 18, 2020 Billions of maple flowers are bursting open near you Cliff Cantor April 18, 2020 Have you ever heard of maple flowers? Would it surprise you that billions are opening in your neighborhood right now?
Cliff Cantor August 12, 2019 Which one is native to the Pacific Northwest? Cliff Cantor August 12, 2019 Three of these might be found on your dinner table. The other is a native tree of the Pacific Northwest. Which are which?
Cliff Cantor February 28, 2019 After Snowpocalypse, how are the trees doing? Cliff Cantor February 28, 2019 Here in the Pacific NW, we had an uncommonly cold and snowy February. Did this affect the new buds on trees and shrubs?
Cliff Cantor November 11, 2017 In the fall, why are alder leaves on the forest floor still green? Cliff Cantor November 11, 2017 In the fall, leaves on alder trees remain stubbornly green, even after they fall to the forest floor. This is because alder trees do not remove the green chlorophyll from the leaves before sending them to "recycling." Why not?
